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You are very welcome, good luck if you are stuck in here, like many of us too.

Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, HSBC and Barclays are all understood to have already reported increased impairment charges linked to Carillion�s difficulties. A source close to Barclays said it was the least exposed of the syndicate, while others, including Lloyds, could have made an impairment of around �100m from Carillion. Whilst this article was public last month . . . Please use the sharing tools found via the email icon at the top of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found at https://www.ft.com/tour. https://www.ft.com/content/fac9bd48-db43-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482 Barclays� unpopular bet on investment banking seems to be paying off in the UK as the bank closes in on the top spot in the UK�s annual investment banking league tables for the first time since 2012.� Jes Staley, the former JPMorgan banker who took over Barclays with a turnround mandate in 2015, has come in for persistent�criticism from shareholders and analysts for his enduring commitment to the investment bank built up under Bob Diamond.� New data from industry monitor Dealogic, which was compiled for the Financial Times, suggest that the strategy is bearing fruit in the UK at least.� Barclays earned fees of $352m in the year to date from M&A and capital markets, giving it a 9.1 per cent market share, comfortably ahead of JPMorgan�s 7.8 per cent share and Goldman Sachs� 6.6 per cent. In 2016, Barclays had a market share of 6.5 per cent, behind both JPMorgan and Goldman. Despite being a UK bank, Barclays has only held the top place in the league tables twice in the last 10 years. It is the first time it has held the accolade since Mr Staley launched his strategy to refocus the investment bank around hubs in London and New York, in an attempt to lift persistently poor returns.� One doesn't usually cut and paste articles, though some others may have missed these. Personally I.M.O it still looks like a correction, with a little bit of DOJ and Carrillion chucked in the mix. If we see Barcs fall below 190, then my charting and effort is wrong, whilst Mrs Wolf will have to endure a lot of bad language for some months to come. GLA

Yes do agree, though I did post back on the 15th Dec we could see a retest of 196 /195 then, didn't want to leave any opens spreads over Christmas, so I covered mine and gave I.G some fold back lol. Small loss that I could have avoided this morning lol, "Hey Ho" Just hope Barcs settle down for the next few weeks. Anyhow this was just a quick log in and out, about to pop back out. Enjoy the day.

Trust everyone had a good Christmas and see in the New Year well. Little side tracked myself atm, so not day trading. Though have had a few small shorts on the resistance. Just took a quick look at my tea leaf residue, for those wondering wtf is going on atm. Once again this is only my opinion but it does look like the next move through should see us reaching 215. My recent chart did look like we could have supported a potential 195, so it looks like the 197 was it this time. Which ever I am still sitting Long, all the best to everyone else stuck in here. Regards W'

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. Oh and the obvious, Barclays gets its act together and performs much better than expected. So here is to us all for the future. Hope you all have a wonderful time. kindest Regards W'

May I enquire as to the first letter of your wording hidden with the asterisk. Trying to figure out whether or not the first letter was a C or an F lol. New set of clubs and a sunny holiday for Mrs Ajok by the looks of your last trade. Might cross paths during the next few weeks, though not going to be trading much now myself. Main screens off, so it will be a quick log on if and when bored lol. Have a good one.

There is a few key resistance points to plough through, though it is un clear as to the support areas, obviously due to other economic forces lol So honestly its your call, 12% profit is a decent amount. Cash it in if you feel it would perform better elsewhere. Personally I'm looking at the months to come, sadly I can only go with what I decide and atm Im sitting this out. If i'm wrong, it will cost me dearly, very much indeed. Who knows what Barclays are really going through, they will cover their own ar$3s first, we all have seen that before. Eg; The Q.A.T.A.R tip off's ! It killed our P.I shares for a long while. So as much as one would like to reassure you, sadly as always its your money and your decision. Best of luck what ever you decided, target a figure in your head and (Stop Loss) at a certain level. Fund computers do not trade with emotions . . . humans do though. Regards W'

Morning J.B that post made a good read, though these are looking all to be factored in at the moment. Think Goldman's got a little lucky with their negative views, makes one wonder if they didn't have issues with Jiz. He did raise a smirk when I mentioned they had printed very low target price last may. Be nice to see how Barc's perform in the run up to the finals. There has been some decent buys lumped on this past few weeks. Got a few mates holding out some targets areas of 250 / 270. Though personally I think others and myself will try a few small ones around 225 and go for some balance at 240+ It would be amazing if we get some positive news ref; divi and year end. good luck with your positions, regards W'

Hate giving I.G good money, covered my protective shorts just shy of 199 after our open. IMHO this could test 196 / 195 if other for unknown reasons other indices way in badly, though Barc's are looking very strong on the charting side these past few closes. All said and done, I'm now finished shorting and happy to walk away now. Yes as per usual there are others on this board who also know this share far too well, it has looked like a repeat performance of last years. Though this is the year funds will be hovering in the New Year for any chance of a low buy. So we may encounter some un wanted shorts in the mid 220's. Either way this looks ok until end of year results, then it worth sitting on the fence for a week or so. GLA

240 would do me very nicely too lol. Well heres to this share holding some ground for once, really has been a dog of late. Must log of now and pop out for the day, hard life lol. GLA

Hi there, quite agree. Though if this runs with the tech' charts, it needs to build up soon, rather than later. Regards W'

Think you need to ask all the future buyers and all the sellers, that one lol. All looks good my way, everything is coming together nicely. Of course there is going to be some adjustments along the way, external issues we are all aware of. Though I wouldn't want to have 90% short and 10% long at the moment. Personally I my fur will stand on end when we get through the 220's. Sometimes this can take a few months to evolve as we all know. Its was not that long back now, that some people predicted lower support than 170. Only thing concerning me at the moment is any major retrace on the DOW, despite it is still burning some big fund managers daily. Gravity what goes up, always should come back down, same with this share. Think we are a long way off the £3 marker, though mid 2's seems achievable, even with Brexit going on. Though, who knows ? B.O.L

We have now gone through that elusive £2 Damn shame it wasn't £3. GLA

HI there, just a quick log on and off. Been a bit side tracked today, as per my previous posts, ignoring the Brexit issues last week. We have a bit of resistance showing around 204, 214, then 219. Who knows though, you can only go on what we know and see. Might be totally wrong, can only go with what I see in front of me. As I have previously posted it does look appealing to others now, so we all should see something positive. Its creeping back up, though as above, we have a few sticky areas still lol. GLA

How about the (forking) with the 30% pull back, noticed a few bottoms twitched then. Though it did plough back up with aggressive strength, straight after. Bitcoin can clear straight through 20,000 / 30,000 . . . its not for me. Nice to see you posting on here again LEX1, always a pleasure. Enjoy the weekend.

Where have all the Barclays originals gone off too. Surely we can turn this board around, their must be some loyal posters watching in from the wings ? Here's a guess at Mondays, literally . . . Bit bearish and may claim back a couple of points, hoping to cover my protective 195 short from mid morning. Followed by a nice steady climb north. Sadly the yanks didn't run with it today, was hoping for it to clamber and hold out at 198 marker. Can not win them all lol. Must log off now and get a few things done. Trust every will have an enjoyable weekend. GLA

Hey LEX1, yes as I say, anyone involved and making money, sincerely well done. Personally I wish to stay out of it all, it seems to good to be true, think we all have heard that saying before too.

Well, firstly sorry as i have been trying to play the dow open and just took a look on here. Missed some banter I see . . . started to think I was on grave yard duty while we were up over 3% on the day. Did notice LLOY's have filled their boots today . . . well done to all that have LLOY's too, namely Pat lol. Highopes . . . wish it was helium, then I would phone up dumb investor after breathing in a lung full ! Pat2014 . . . I Would not like to give anyone advice, though good luck with what ever you decide. If Barclays do not turn around, might have to put Mrs Wolf outside Kingscross too ! Jack . . . I do hope your short gains a few points too as I'M still lumbered with 1 from mid morning lol. R55DRG . . . Hi stranger, yes indeed Mac's promise to double the share price, might ask if he has a specific year in mind, at the next meeting. You and I need a good 2018 then, my one has just chucked its front clutch, possible torque converter too and getting some stupid quotes. Dare not tell Mrs Wolf as she will want to go out and buy a new dress or something. GLA

Hope this day finds you well sir. Yes, these solid banks aye . . . lmao. Another friend text yesterday to say they had bought more BitCoin . . . All I could reply was "well done" what else is one supposed to do, The Emporas Clothes, Tulip Rally, yes they are pulling money into that like a sink hole. Yes, well done too all making money on the back of it too. The Crypto is here to stay, however the governments handle it, once you see the NASDAQ trading futures, not buying into it, can only mean one thing . . . self implosion ! From eye watering, leveraged short positions that will make Bitcoin look like that old Bartacard a decade ago. So the same my end, it does not seem of value to me. Anyhow back to this (Pain in butt share) Barclays should look very good indeed, if we can secure a close over 198 later today. 198 or above will indicate and confirm the trend clearance I have subtly been wobbling on about of late. Nice to see a familiar post, 56,922 ! how many keyboards do you wear out ? LSE will start paying you advertising linked hits soon chap, this trading will become a sideline hobby lol Kind Regards W'

Good Morning Pat, are you on the sell button yet lol. Personally Im not, this up lift is a few days later, though the resistance area held well. Was due earlier this week, though we all know how slow this can take, someone must have shown May where about on Google Earth Ireland really was, think on monday she thought it was between France and Brussels. more embarrassment . . . E.U must chuckle about us Brit's when she leaves any conference, like school bullies do, when having just fleeced a wimpy kid of all his pocket money. Hey ho, once again this charting lark is paying off nicely. Do trust you are happy now the smell of your B/E's under your nose now. Well done either way. Regards Wolfie